fróun

Icelandic

Etymology

From fróa (“to relieve, to alleviate”) +‎ -un.

Noun

fróun f (genitive singular fróunar, no plural)

1. relief, alleviation, comfort

Declension

Declension of fróun (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	fróun	fróunin
accusative	fróun	fróunina
dative	fróun	fróuninni
genitive	fróunar	fróunarinnar

Derived terms

• sjálfsfróun (“masturbation”)